One of Heighway’s most amusing illustrations, with a series
of smiling frogs welcoming their new king with no perception of what is about to
happen (that is, be eaten). The image is treated as a flat linear design, with
lyrical contrasts between the stylized waves and the Art Nouveau arabesques of
the waterside plants.

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